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- [Governor's Mansion]
- Photograph of the Governor's Mansion taken from "Souvenir of Austin" (1906).
- State Capitol Austin, Texas
- Photograph of the Texas State Capitol taken from the south.
- [State Capitol Austin Texas]
- Photograph of a view north at front of Capitol with cars lining the driveway. Taken from top of building on Congress Avenue.
- [Austin Volunteer Fire Department]
- Photograph of the Austin Volunteer Fire Department on parade down Congress Avenue.
- A Topographical Map of the City of Austin
- Photograph of a topographical map of the City of Austin published by P. De Cordova, Texas Land Agency. Original map drawn in May of 1872.
- Plan of the City of Austin
- Photograph of a map of the City of Austin. Original map drawn by L. J. Pilie in 1839.
- Plan of the City of Austin
- Photograph of the survey map of the City of Austin 1839. Surveyed by L. J. Pilie and Charles Schoolfield, drawn by L. J. Pilie.
- [Tornado over Capitol]
- Photograph of tornado above Capitol building looking northwest.
- [Tornado over Courthouse]
- Photograph of a tornado over the Travis County Courthouse.
- [Rio Grande Campus in Winter]
- Photograph of Austin High School, Rio Grande Campus, after snowfall.
- [New Airport at Night]
- Photograph of airplanes on the tarmac at Austin's new airport. Photograph was taken at night.
- [Austin Municipal Airport]
- Distant view of the municipal airport parking lot and terminal with air control tower in background.
- [City of Austin Auditorium]
- Photograph of the City of Austin Auditorium taken from the north side of Town Lake after a snowfall.
- [View of crew working in slaughter room of the Austin Abattoir]
- Photograph of a crew working on cattle carcases in a slaughterhouse. Inscribed on the back of the photo is "View of crew working in slaughter room of The Austin Abattoir. All in sight is beef."
- [Old City Hall]
- Photograph of the Old City Hall building.
- [Austin City Administration, 1881]
- Photograph of Austin city administration: Standing L to R: J.W. Howard, Treasurer; C.D. Johns, Attorney; Ben Thompson, City Marshall; E.B. Connell, City Clerk; - Sitting L to R: Fred A. Sterzing, City Assessor; Mayor L.M. Crooker; Dr. R.H.L. Bibb, Physician. The city was incorporated in 1836 when Republic of Texas Vice President Mirabeau B. Lamar proposed that the state capital, then located in Houston, be moved to the area that sat just north of the Colorado River in the township then called Waterloo. Shortly thereafter, the city was renamed in honor of Stephen F. Austin. 1881 was the year that Austin public schools first held classes, and the University of Texas opened its doors shortly afterwards in 1883. Austin continued to expand throughout the 1880s and late 19th century.
- Deep Eddy Bathing Beach
- Photograph of panoramic view of Deep Eddy Bathing Beach.
- Deep Eddy, Austin Tex
- Photograph of spectators and swimmers at Deep Eddy Bathing Beach.
- [Children playing at Wooldridge Park]
- Photograph of children playing at Wooldridge Park. Wooldridge Park gazebo is in the center of the photograph.
- [Wooldridge Park]
- Photograph of the gazebo in Wooldridge Park.
- [Barton Springs]
- Photograph of a crowd of ladies watching two men with large pots on the steps of Barton Springs.
- [Ladies at Barton Springs]
- Photograph of four ladies posing for a photograph on the steps at Barton Springs.
- [Two Girls at Eliza Springs]
- Photograph of two girls dipping their hands in the water at Eliza Springs (Zilker Park Amphitheater).
- [Bridge over Barton Creek]
- Photograph of a bridge over Barton Creek.
- Pool at Zilker Park
- Photograph of the pool at Zilker Park. Inscription on back of photo reads "Lily Ponds built w/relief labor 1935 Annual Report"
- [Swimmers at Barton Springs]
- Photograph of swimmers in and around Barton Springs pool.
- Barton Springs during the First World War
- Photograph of men and women in bathing suits at Barton Springs during World War I.
- [Barton Springs]
- Photograph of Barton Springs.
- [Family at Barton Springs]
- Photograph of family portrait taken at Barton Springs.
- [Aerial View of Zilker Park]
- Photograph of an aerial view of Zilker Park looking north. Shows the area of Barton Springs with Lady Bird Lake in the background
- Summer Musical at Hillside Theater
- Photograph of the Summer musical, "Peter Pan", at the Hillside Theater at Zilker Park. Photograph of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys.
- Summer Musical "Peter Pan"
- Photograph of the Zilker Park Hillside Theater Summer musical, "Peter Pan". In the photograph Captain Hook and Peter Pan are sword fighting.
- [Zilker Hillside Theatre - Peter Pan]
- Photograph of two actors of the Zilker Hillside Thearte summer musical "Peter Pan" in August 1971. The two actors playing Captain Hook and Peter Pan are crossing their swords.
- [Future Site of the Recreation Department Building]
- Photograph of the future site of the Recreation Department Building for the City of Austin. There is a construction sign, side-step pick-up truck and bleachers in the photograph.
- Austin About 1839 or 1841.
- Photograph of a print in the book "Austin Yesterday and Today". The Daughters of the Republic of Texas own the original artwork.
- The New Capital of Texas in January 1, 1840
- Photograph of an illustration by Edward Hall of the City of Austin; the new capitol of Texas in January 1, 1840.
- [Austin City Plan, 1840]
- Photograph of an illustration by Edward Hall of a city plan for the Texas Government buildings in Austin. Architectural renderings of buildings can be found on the top half of the illustration. Handwritten on the photograph is a list of buildings that are seen in the plan including: the President's House, Capitol Hill and Bullock's Tavern.
- [E. 6th Street and Brazos]
- Photograph of the Northeast corner of E. 6th Street and Brazos. St. David's is in the upper left of the photograph and the two story building is where the Driskell now stands.
- [Texas State Capitol]
- Photograph of a view of the Texas State Capitol taken from the south.
- [View of Austin, TX]
- Photograph of a view of Austin, TX taken from 1802 Colorado Street.
- [View of Austin, TX]
- Photograph of a view of Austin, TX looking northeast with General Land Office building in view.
- [View of Austin, TX]
- Photograph of a view of Austin, TX. Governor's Mansion in the foreground.
- [View of Austin, TX]
- Photograph of a view of Austin, TX.
- [View of Austin, TX]
- Photograph of a view of Austin, TX.
- [Aerial View of Austin, TX]
- Photograph of an aerial view of Austin, TX looking directly west from the Capitol dome. The photograph is of Block 135, which includes, Dr. Hayne's house, built by Abner Cook. Dr. Hayne's house was later Abner Cook's home and later the Quality Shops after it was moved to the front of the lot in the center of the block.
- [Aerial View of Austin, TX]
- Photograph of an aerial view of Austin, TX. The "Power House" or Boiler House is for construction of new Capitol building that began in 1881. A Swedish or German Lutheran church is in the foreground. The building in the distance, left of the Power House stack is the old City Hospital.
- [Aerial View of Austin, TX]
- Photograph of an aerial view of Austin, TX north of the Colorado River looking southwest.
- [Laguna Gloria Grounds]
- Photograph of trees and water on the grounds of Laguna Gloria (Austin Museum of Art). The name "Les Simon" is written on back of the photo.
- Guadalupe Street
- Photograph of Guadalupe Street taken from the west approximately where the present-day "The Drag" is located. A street car is in motion along the street. Texas Bookstore, University Co-Op and Roach Brothers pharmacy are on the west side of Guadalupe Street.
- [Congress Avenue looking south from Capitol Building]
- View of Congress Avenue, looking south from Capitol Building. Signs are visible for Maerki's Bakery and Hill & Hill Groceries.